A brilliant throughball from Lobotka picked out Aspas who is running at two Barcelona defenders. He takes the ball into the box before hitting his shot, but Umtiti gets across quickly to put it out of play.
90' +3
Barcelona are keeping the ball well at the minute, but they aren't doing anything with it. Vidal has the chance to play a throughball to Boateng who is making a run towards the box, but he chooses to play it sideways to Vermaelen instead.
90' +1
Fran Beltrán enters the game and replaces M. Gómez.
It looks like Escriba doesn't want to risk keeping Gomez on, so he replaces the striker with Beltran.
88'
Penalty goal scored by Iago Aspas for Celta Vigo!
ASPAS SCORES FROM THE SPOT! His run-up to the spot was calm and he sent Cillessen the wrong way as he struck his penalty into the left side of the net. 2-0 Celta!
85'
Jozabed enters the game and replaces R. Boudebouz.
Second change for Celta now as Boudebouz goes off and is replaced by Jozabed.
83'
Whenever Barcelona move into the final third, their passing becomes sloppy and they're struggling to get in behind the Celta defence.
81'
Celta are keeping the ball well at the minute and are just slowing the pace of the game down as they start to run down the clock.
79'
A. Vidal gets yellow.
Vidal is shown a yellow card after catching Yokuslu with a bad foul.
78'
Mallo goes across to take the corner for Celta this time and he puts his cross into a good area in the box. Araujo rises highest to get on the end of it, but he sends his header wide of the post.
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74'
Celta win a corner and Boudebouz goes across to take it. He whips it into a good area in the middle of the box and Araujo rises highest, but it misses the defender and Barcelona are able to get it clear.
72'
K. Boateng gets yellow.
Boateng is shown a yellow card after he kicked the ball away in frustration.
71'
Brais Méndez enters the game and replaces S. Boufal.
First change of the game for the home side now as Boufal comes off to be replaced by Mendez.
70'
Barcelona are keeping the ball well following the restart as they try to push upfield and find a way back into the game, but their passing in the final third is sloppy and they gift possession straight back to Celta.
68'
J. Murillo enters the game and replaces J. Todibo.
Barcelona are able to make their change after the goal. Todibo went straight down the tunnel when he left the field with the medical team and Murillo is now on in his place.
67'
M. Gómez has scored a goal for Celta Vigo! Assist by R. Boudebouz.
Boudebouz was given a lot of space on the right wing which allowed him to get his head up and spot Gomez's run into the box and pick him out with a perfectly weighted cross.
GOMEZ PUTS CELTA AHEAD! The cross from Boudebouz was put into a great area of the box and Gomez got ahead of Vidal to reach it first. He took it first time, on the stretch and beat Cillessen to nestle his shot into the bottom corner. 1-0 Celta!
62'
A. Vidal enters the game and replaces Arthur.
Vidal is coming on for Barcelona's second change of the game in place of Arthur.
61'
Barcelona are once again just trying to slow down the pace of the game after Celta's recent spell of pressure. They're slowly playing out from the back as they try to find some space to move into in midfield.
59'
Todibo almost plays himself into trouble as he's quickly closed down by Gomez and Aspas, but he does really well under pressure to turn with the ball and pick Arthur.
55'
J. Todibo gets yellow.
Todibo is shown a yellow card for a bad foul on Boufal.
52'
VAR is still having a look at the goal decision as the margin for Araujo being onside was very tight. It looked like just his heels were offside as Malcom was level with him, but they're taking a long time to look at it.
48'
Celta are keeping the ball well after Barcelona's early chance, but they just can't get out of their own half at the minute as they try to play out from the back.
46'
Celta get the game back underway for the second half!
Wague does brilliantly to keep the ball as he weaves past Olaza before squaring the ball back to Collado in the middle. He takes a touch before aiming his shot on target, but it is blocked by Cabral.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: CELTA VIGO 0-0 BARCELONA.
45'
Barcelona are really struggling to get out of their own half at the minute. Celta are closing them down high up the field when they have the ball and it's stopping them from getting upfield.
41'
Good save from Blanco! Wague has moved upfield from right back again and when he cuts back inside, he drives his shot on target from a tight angle on the right. Blanco gets down quickly to push it away though.
39'
Boudebouz plays a brilliant throughball up to Gomez from midfield, but it's just behind the forward which allows Arthur to intercept the pass. Mallo is quick to close him down as he tries to win it back for his side, but he commits a foul in the process and Barcelona have a free-kick.
37'
Barcelona are happy to slow the pace of the game down a little bit now and just try to keep the ball after Celta's spell of possession.
35'
Barcelona have finally got the ball out of their own half and are trying to get it into the box. Puig puts in a cross, trying to pick out Boateng's run, but Araujo rises higher than him to clear the danger.
33'
Mallo has got upfield from right back and he's given a lot of space down the wing when he receives the ball. He takes it to the byline before whipping a cross into the box, but Todibo gets across well to put it out of play.
31'
S. Boufal gets yellow.
Boufal is shown a yellow card for a bad foul on Puig.
Aspas has just drifted out to the right wing and he cuts back inside to curl a cross into the box with his left foot. He was aiming for Gomez who was stretching to try and get on the end of it, but in the end, it bounced into Cillessen's arms.
29'
S. Umtiti gets yellow.
Umtiti receives a yellow card after a bad foul on Gomez.
28'
Celta are moving the ball a bit quicker now which is opening up some space in the Barcelona defence. Yokuslu decides to have a go from long range and he drives his shot on target, but it's straight at Cillessen.
26'
Boufal just tries to be a bit too clever as he attempts to chip the ball over Vermaelen to find Gomez. The Barcelona defender is able to intercept the pass though and the chance goes to waste for Celta.
24'
Celta haven't been able to get out of their own half in the last few minutes and Escriba is trying to urge his players to get forward from the sidelines.
22'
Puig receives the ball on the edge of the box, but he's quickly closed down by two Celta defenders. He manages to get away from them with some brilliant footwork, but he then fails to pick out a team-mate with his pass out to the right wing.
18'
Puig picks up the ball in midfield and tries to play it out to Wague on the right wing. He just overhits his pass though and it rolls straight out of play.
16'
A loose touch from Arthur allows Aspas to come in and dispossess him. The forward turns with the ball and is about to run at goal when the referee pulls play back as he feels there was a foul on the Barcelona player. Aspas isn't happy with the decision and he's making his feelings known to the referee.
14'
T. Vermaelen gets yellow.
Vermaelen is shown the first yellow card of the game after a heavy tackle on Boudebouz.
13'
Alena makes a good run into the box and is picked out by Puig. Mallo does brilliantly for Celta though as he follows the midfielder's run and closes down the angle until the chance has gone to waste.
11'
Celta are just starting to look a bit more comfortable on the ball now as they slowly start to move forward from the back. As Cabral starts to move into Barcelona's half, he's caught by Alena though and wins a free-kick for his side.
8'
Celta have struggled to get on the ball in the opening minutes of this game and are forced to sit back as Barcelona slowly build up from the back.
6'
Álex Collado enters the game and replaces O. Dembélé.
Dembele went straight off the field with the medical staff and Collado is now on in his place.
4'
Barca are keeping the ball well in the opening minutes of the game and aren't allowing Celta to get out of their own half when they do have possession.
2'
Barcelona have an early opportunity from a corner. The cross is whipped into the near post where Alena nods it on to Wague at the opposite side of the goal. Just before he can get to it though, Blanco is off his line to push the ball away.
1'
Dembele gets the game underway for Barcelona!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the LaLiga game between Celta Vigo and Barcelona at the Balaidos!
Barcelona come into this game having been crowned LaLiga champions last weekend after beating Levante 1-0 and are on an impressive run of form - going unbeaten in 13 matches in all competitions. As for Celta, they are still stuck in a relegation battle as they sit two points clear of the drop zone in 15th. They have lost just one of their last seven league games though (W3 D3) and are on a three-game winning streak at the Balaidos.
CELTA VIGO STARTING XI (4-4-2): Ruben Blanco; Hugo Mallo, Nestor Araujo, Gustavo Cabral, Lucas Olaza; Ryad Boudebouz, Okay Yokuslu, Stanislav Lobotka, Sofiane Boufal; Maxi Gomez, Iago Aspas.
CELTA VIGO SUBS: Jozabed Sanchez, Sergio Alvarez, Brais Mendez, David Costas, Andrew Hjulsager, Pione Sisto, Fran Beltran.
BARCELONA STARTING XI (3-1-4-2): Jasper Cillessen; Jean-Clair Todibo, Samuel Umtiti, Thomas Vermaelen; Arthur; Moussa Wague, Carles Alena, Riqui Puig, Malcom; Kevin-Prince Boateng, Ousmane Dembele.
BARCELONA SUBS: Philippe Coutinho, Jeison Murillo, Nelson Semedo, Inaki Pena, Alex Collado, Clement Lenglet, Arturo Vidal.
The Barcelona players come out onto the field to a guard of honour from Celta, with kick-off now just moments away.
Escriba knows that his side needs to get some points from the game today in order to put some space between them and the relegation zone. If Celta continue to play the same way in the second half, then they stand a good chance of getting onto the scoresheet, especially if they can get Aspas onto the ball more. Valverde, on the other hand, will want to see more attacking threat from his side after the break as Barcelona haven't really caused Celta too many problems in the final third so far.
That's it for today, goodbye!
Celta now sit in 14th in the LaLiga table, five points above the drop zone with two games left to play. Some of the teams below them are still yet to play this weekend, but Escriba will now be turning his attention to their next match against Athletic Bilbao as they continue their fight to stay in the league. Despite the loss, Valverde will already be looking ahead to his side's Champions League game against Liverpool on Tuesday, where they take a 3-0 advantage to Anfield in the semi-final.
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